Day 91 [Week 8] {New Years Eve 2011}

Let us recap our chaotic year of 2011...

January 2011, we had a few *deaths* in our neighborhood and thought it best if we moved to keep Dylan and I out of that situation.  We started searching for a new home. My job at Bay West was making me crazy with an unruly office manager and ungrateful coworkers so I quit my job to save my sanity.  We started being beach bums early this year, and were spending every weekend and days off at the beach enjoying the sun and the sand a few drinks too!
February 2011, we were able to look at a few properties that we liked and hoped that by talking to our current landlord we would be able to get out of our lease.  Once off the lease we had to start cleaning and preparing the home for new tenants.  By the end of the month we had signed a lease on a property owned by an asshole of a polish man named RICHARD SIKORSKI.  I also started a new job at another crummy chiropractic office, turns out they are all ungrateful to their massage therapists.
March 2011, Dylan turned 3!!! We made amazing friends in our new next door neighbors and Rafal was working full time on a home renovation.  We bought baby chicks and a 4-Wheeler.
April 2011, Rafal celebrated his birthday and the very next day our home we were renting flooded with sewage and we were then homeless for a week and a half..
May 2011, An angel by the name of Michelle allowed our family to rent her empty one bedroom beach condo from them for as long as we needed and we moved to Indian Rocks Beach and enjoyed the "good life" for as long as we could.
June 2011, Rafal was offered a job he couldn't refuse which meant we needed to move closer to Clearwater, a 1.5hr commute was just too much!  We signed a lease at an apartment complex in Palm Harbor.
July 2011, I started discussing my school options and wanting to go back to college and Rafal was working 50+ hour weeks!
August 2011, I celebrated my golden birthday, with what still to this day I am calling my best birthday ever!  We spent a week on Anna Maria Island with my sister and her two boys and it was magical!
September 2011, we added a new member to our family, a four legged furry friend we call Marley.
October 2011, Dylan dressed up like spiderman for Halloween and mommy and daddy got to go out and dress up in our costumes as our FIRST Halloween spent together in 3 years!
November 2011, Uncle Ski & Momo had birthdays this month as well as a wonderful Thanksgiving too! Thanksgiving was spent with our dearest friends and family, Veronica and Darryl and their family at their beautiful home! 
December 2011, we visited Chattanooga, TN for a wonderful long weekend with Dominique and her boys at the Choo Choo Train Hotel!  And we found out we are expecting a NEW member of our family in August of 2012!!!

What a wonderfully CRAZY year we have had!! We moved not once, not twice, but THREE times!  We had to find new homes for our pets that we love so much, but gained another 6-7months later.  We have grown in our relationships and love like we never thought possible.  AND we are growing our family by one more.

Rafal & I both believe 2012 will be our best year yet....

Thank you God for your daily blessings in our lives, we are ever so thankful for your wisdom, and guidance!

Day 88 [Week 7 Day 4]

As I sit here and sip on my steaming hot cup of raspberry DECAF tea and honey, I can't help but think of how amazing the life I lead really truly is.  Ahhh... finally, the heat clicked on, I can feel it on my face, what a wonderful surprise, thank you God!  Its like 60 in the house tonight due to no AC or heat being left on while we were gone all day today.

My throat is sore from the cold air today out on the pontoon boat, but it is totally worth it, what a wonderful day with the Szmyglewsczy family!  We rented a pontoon boat and enjoyed a little fishing, it was delightful.

Now our beautiful little boy is off with Ms Crystal as we so dearly call her.... She sure has been a blessing, and is becoming a close family friend, I love it!  She has taken him off of my hands for the evening, while Kamil has taken Rafal off my hands as well.  I have a night free of distractions, just me tonight!! Woohoo!!

Had apple cider with my mommy at Starbucks until 11pm when they kicked us out, thats right, we closed Bux down tonight!  [haha]

Now I am home in my pregnancy pj's... you know the super NOT sexy ones, the ones I will never wear around Rafal but are RIDICULOUSLY comfy!!  Yep, those are what I am wearing tonight, along with those hideous panties that I would never normally be caught dead in, but they're comfy and i'm alone! SO BAM!

I sprayed the pillows with... mmmm... Rafal's nautica cologne, and now... mmmm... it smells like my sexy man in here [hehe]  I will have sweet dreams tonight in my big bed all alone!  Can't wait to hop in and watch a quick show before a full nights sleep!

Speaking of which, I am off you all.  Happy dreams tonight!

Day 86 [Week 7 Day 2]

So here we are, Monday after Christmas.  Remember as a child getting two weeks off of school and how magical those two weeks always turned out to be?  Maybe you were stuck with family and pretending to hate every minute of it, but deep down you knew you were thankful that people cared.  That your family loved you and cherished you.  So many don't get that comfort.  So many don't get kisses and hugs, let alone presents at the holidays.  So when you are feeling let down as an adult and remembering what Christmas used to be, know that you are still loved, no matter where you are and who you are with.  I love you!  God loves you!

My Christmas wasn't like years before, this year it honestly didn't feel like Christmas at all, but more or less a large intimate gathering of family and friends. Thirteen of us total on Christmas Eve enjoyed delicious food prepared by both a Polish family and a Brazilian family.  Not to mention the few American dishes thrown in there too, can't forget the potato salad!! It was an amazing sensation for your tongue, all of the different flavors combined wonderfully.  My favorite though, was the Beet Soup [barszcz czerwony], and floating in the soup were some handmade pierogi's, made by yours truly and Babcia.  They were spectacular!  Filled with wild mushrooms and cabbage, hands down the tastiest delight ever!  Lots of pie's and cake's were soon to follow, not to mention the overflowing of the vino!  I drank delicious SPARKLING White Grape Juice while everyone else indulged in the holiday booze!  Watching everyone loosen up and get sillier as the night wore on was so much fun!

As week 7 is well underway I have not too much new information to report other than our baby is now the size of a lentil!  Tiny little arms and legs are forming and by the end of this week there will be a baby heart beat in my belly!  Daddy is so excited it amazes me everyday.  Last night he got teary eyed talking about it to me, how amazing it is and how lucky he is that I am the mother of two children for him!  I feel blessed to know he feels so strongly about this, that he feels so much joy.

2012

Will be a year full of amazing things, and here is my main list of things to do... in a kind of spastic order!

Completing 50 Credit Hours towards my BS Degree!!

Purchasing our FIRST home!!

Having a HEALTHY and HAPPY baby girl... or boy!

Moving into a HOME!

Getting our urban farm started with chicks and goats!!

Getting an online job to supplement our income!!

Spending more time with immediate family, at least twice a month!!

Learning more patience and acceptance.

Learning a NEW Polish tradition every month!

I can't believe how wonderfully that all sounds as I type it out.  We are going to be having a baby soon and that still just blows my mind!  I can already see, even though no one else really can, a tiny teeny little pooch that will soon be a baby bump.  Its like the very beginning of telling my self to STOP sucking in.  SO now that I am finally coming to terms with it, there is a tiny little spot under my belly button that sticks out a little farther than the rest.  I am so excited!

So Far For Week 7::

Symptoms:

Lots of mood swings, and exhaustion.  I am always tired and get really cranky by about 10pm.

Cravings:

Nothing exactly specific as of yet, although I do love me some soup, and that's a new one! So I will say soup and jalapeno grilled cheese sammichs!

Fun Notes:

It is no longer a secret! Everyone knows about the future baby Ski <3

Everyone is VERY supportive and even excited about our next journey in life!

Rafal is more happy and excited than I ever anticipated and it just makes ME even more excited! 

Not So Fun Notes:

I wouldn't say its morning sickness exactly but I do tend to have some unpleasent stomach upsets through out my days.

I can't eat very much at any given time without feeling like I am making myself sick.  As in, two pieces of bread is about my limit before I feel too full.  BUT at the same time I eat more frequently, I would say its an every 2 hour kind of thing.  I need a small bowl of oatmeal or a granola bar throughout the day.   

Day 84 [Week 6 Day 4]

Today was, well... difficult to say the least.

Between these ridiculous pounding headaches and nausea, I just can't stand up for very long today.  Not a fun thing having to hold on to something when I get up, I feel super old all of a sudden!  Ahhh the joys of producing a baby.

Can't believe its almost the end of week 6, can't believe there is a baby growing in my belly, can't believe Rafal and I are about to celebrate our 5th Anniversary, 5 years completed, and on to the sixth!! WOW!

Day 83 [Week 6 Day 3]

Can't believe Christmas is only a few more days away... It got here so fast this year.  I am still in denial!

Here I am, well underway into my second month of pregnancy.  Cravings are at an all time HIGH but appetite is an all time low.  When I do eat, I maybe ingest 7 bites before I feel entirely too full to even think of consuming another.  In fact, I have lost a pound since my Friday doctors visit in week 5.  Which isn't uncommon, I remember I lost almost 10 pounds in my first 5 months with Dylan.  Although a plus side is my stomach isn't as upset as it was through Dylan's pregnancy.  I get dizzy, and light headed a lot.  I also am achey, I told Rafal last night they feel like 14 year old growing pains, I am just achey all over.  Even my fingers!!  I pee every 15 minutes which was fun on our 12 hour long road trip last weekend!! haha  NOT!

I am going to be painting my chalk board today and I couldn't be more excited to finally be getting it done.  I am going to splurge and get the chalk markers at Micheal's and not let Dylan use them, they are for me only!!

I wanted to sit down and blog about how we told my parents last weekend, but I am not feeling so up to par right now, I want to go lay down... So maybe next time.  Let's just say, it went wonderfully!  Everyone is very excited for our little girl to come in to this big world!